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| Niki Kunchev
Niki Kunchev
Nikolay "Niki" Kunchev is a Bulgarian television host, famous for hosting the Bulgarian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?...

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| Kamelia || 2009
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| Evelina Pavlova || 2004-2006
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| Milen Tsvetkov || 2008
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| Dim Dukov || 2006
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| Veneta Raykova || 2008
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|colspan=2 | *Big Brother was on a hiatus in 2007 and 2009.
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| VIP Brother
VIP Brother
VIP Brother 1 was the first season of the Big Brother's spin-off Big Brother VIP. In it, the Housemates are only famous people. The show follows the main Big Brother rules, but with some changes. For example, in VIP Brother the show's duration is shorter - a month...

 || 2006-2009
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|colspan=2 | **VIP Brother was on a hiatus in 2008. The show returned in March 2009.
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| Big Brother's Big Mouth || 2006; 2009
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| Little sister || 2008
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| style="background:#dddddd; text-align:center;"|Big Brother 4
Big Brother 4 (Bulgaria)
Big Brother 4 was the fourth season of the reality show Big Brother in Bulgaria. It was aired on Nova Television and Nova+. The show launched on 22 September 2008, 20:00 h and continued for 3 months , ending on 14 December 2008, lasting for 84 Days - the shortest regular Big Brother season so far...

 housemates
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|Winner: Georgi Alourkov

Runner up: Natalya Mihailova

Others: Daniela Kostova, Denislav Minev, Tanya Velkova, Samie Djeferova, Vencislav Daskalov, Ivanina Koleva, Martin Ivanov, Filip Ralev, Violeta Peneva, Konstantin Mihailov, Umberto Dasilva, Jeni Chervenkova, Tsvetan Hristov, Ivan Giumijev, Vladimir Ivanov, Kamen Tonov, Mila Petrova, Emilia Arabadjieva, Irena Ivanova, Peter Georgiev, Angelina Angelova (walked), Danail Panchev (ejected), Daniel Delchev (ejected)
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| style="background:#dddddd; text-align:center;"|VIP Brother 2
VIP Brother 2 (Bulgaria)
VIP Brother 2 was the second season of the Big Brother's spin-off Big Brother VIP. It was aired on Nova Television.The show started on 26 March 2007 and ended on 27 April 2007. It lasted for 33 Days - 4 Days longer than the previous season, because of the high ratings. VIP Brother 2 was hosted by...

 housemates
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|Winner: Hristina Stefanova

Runner up: Desislava

Others: Niki Kitaeca, Katerina Evro, Tihomir (BB1), Maggi Jelyazkova, Kalin Velyov, Zdravko (BB1), Veneta Raykova, Azis (walked), Rosica Noveva, Petya Pavlova, Veselin Danov (walked)
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| style="background:#dddddd; text-align:center;"|Big Brother 3
Big Brother 3 (Bulgaria)
Big Brother 3 was the third season of the reality show Big Brother in Bulgaria. It was aired on Nova Television and Nova+. The show launched on 18 September and ended on 11 December 2006. Originally, the season was planned to continue for 11 weeks , 2 weeks shorter than the previous two seasons...

 housemates
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|Winner: Lyubov Stancheva

Runner up: Violeta Kondova

Others: Lilyana Angelova, Paloma Santana, Boyan Angelov, Todor Karagyozov, Vyara Stancheva, Pavel Takov, Nadejda Stancheva, Penyo Daskalov, Svetlana Stoycheva, Borislav Borisov, Eva Miteva (walked), Garo Papazyan, Diyana Nikolova, Panayot Kyuchoukov, Mariola Indjova (walked), Plamen Vurbanov (walked)
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|Winner: Konstantin

Runner up: Violeta Zdravkova

Others: Dicho, Mitio Pishtova, Dim Dukov, Kiril Vulchev, LiLana, Galya "KariZma" (walked), Dandy (walked), Raina, Galya Litova (walked), Vesela Neynski (walked)
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| style="background:#dddddd; text-align:center;"|Big Brother 2
Big Brother 2 (Bulgaria)
Big Brother 2 was the second season of the reality show Big Brother in Bulgaria. The show was aired on Nova Television.It started on 19 September and ended on 19 December 2005. It was hosted by Niki Kunchev and Evelina Pavlova. The winner was Miroslav. He won 200 000 leva.-Daniela:Daniela Petrova...

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|Winner: Miroslav Atanasov

Runner-up: Leonardo Bianchi

Others: Stefan Kemalov, Zvezdelin Minchev, Ivan Naydenov, Irena Vasileva, Daniela Dimitrova, Elena Romele, Maya Yocova, Marian Zahariev, Radomira Kossadjieva, Miglena Kamenova, Plamena Nikolaeva, Elena Georgieva, Silvia Dragoeva, Nedyalko Lazarov, Petko Vasilev, Radoslav Stoyanov (walked), Silva Bratanova (walked)
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| style="background:#dddddd; text-align:center;"|Big Brother 1
Big Brother 1 (Bulgaria)
Big Brother 1 was the first season of the first reality show in Bulgaria - Big Brother. The show was aired on Nova Television.It started on 18 October 2004 and ended on 17 January 2005 and it was hosted by Niki Kunchev and Evelina Pavlova. The winner was Zdravko, who won 200 000 leva...

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|Winner: Zdravko Vasilev

Runner-up: Svetlozara Trendafilova

Others: Victor Jechkov, Alidjan Aliev, Zeyneb Madjurova, Tihomir Georgiev, Veneta Mileva-Ilieva (walked), Mariela Kiselkova, Svetlan Shevrov (ejected), Nayden Naydenov (ejected), Stoyka Stefanova, Margarita Grigorova, Silvia-Alexandra Docheva, Anelia Ivanova, Dimiter Kazalov (walked)
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Big Brother is a reality show based on the Big Brother
Big Brother (TV series)
Big Brother is a television show in which a group of people live together in a large house, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras. Each series lasts for around three months, and there are usually fewer than 15 participants. The housemates try to win a cash...

 series by Endemol
Endemol
Endemol is an international television production and distribution company based in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Poland,...

. The show originates from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

, where in 1999 the very first season was aired.

At present, the format is spread in a number of countries around the world. A group of people (called the Housemates) live together in an isolated house. 24 hours a day their life is recorded by hidden cameras in all the rooms in the House. They don't have TV, Internet, newspapers, even watches on their hands. The Housemates are completely isolated from the outside world. Every week, each one of them must enter the Diary room and nominate 2 of the other people for public eviction. The 2 or more housemates with most negative votes become nominated. For almost a week the TV viewers have to decide which of them to be evicted, voting via SMS or phone calls. Every week the Housemates have a week task. Depending on whether they do their task successfully or unsuccessfully, their week budget is increased or decreased. During the final week, the viewers vote which one of the remaining people in the House to be the winner. He or she wins a big cash prize.

The show's name comes from George Orwell
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair , better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist...

's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is a dystopian novel about Oceania, a society ruled by the oligarchical dictatorship of the Party...

, a dystopia
Dystopia
A dystopia is the idea of a society in a repressive and controlled state, often under the guise of being utopian, as characterized in books like Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four...

 in which Big Brother
Big Brother (1984)
Big Brother is a fictional character in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. He is the enigmatic dictator of Oceania, a totalitarian state taken to its utmost logical consequence – where the ruling Party wields total power for its own sake over the inhabitants.In the society that Orwell...

 is the all-seeing, omnipotent leader of Oceania.

In Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

, the first season of Big Brother was aired in 2004 on Nova Television, and quickly became one of the most successful TV formats in the country. Niki Kunchev
Niki Kunchev
Nikolay "Niki" Kunchev is a Bulgarian television host, famous for hosting the Bulgarian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?...

 was the main presenter in all editions, except for Big Brother 4, where he was replaced by Milen Cvetkov
Milen Cvetkov
Milen Tsvetkov is a Bulgarian journalist and TV host.Tsvetkov was born in Sofia. As of March 2011, he is the host of his own talk show on Nova Television, titled Milen Tsvetkov's Hour. In 2008, it was announced that he will be the new host of the fourth season of Big Brother , replacing former...

. Evelina Pavlova was a co-host in the period 2004-2006. Five main and three celebrity seasons have been produced so far. However, due to the lower ratings in the fifth season, there are no plans for future editions. Between 2004-2008 the show was a co-production between Nova Television and SIA Advertising, and with Old School Productions in 2009-2010.

Main seasons

Niki Kunchev
Niki Kunchev
Nikolay "Niki" Kunchev is a Bulgarian television host, famous for hosting the Bulgarian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?...

 hosted all main seasons, except for the forth, and all three celebrity seasons. Evelina Pavlova was a co-host during the first two Big Brother seasons, and the first VIP Brother. The host of Big Brother 4 was Milen Cvetkov
Milen Cvetkov
Milen Tsvetkov is a Bulgarian journalist and TV host.Tsvetkov was born in Sofia. As of March 2011, he is the host of his own talk show on Nova Television, titled Milen Tsvetkov's Hour. In 2008, it was announced that he will be the new host of the fourth season of Big Brother , replacing former...

.

Big Brother 1

Big Brother was the first reality show in Bulgaria. Its first season started on 18 October, 2004 and ended on 17 January, 2005. The winner was Zdravko Vassilev, who won 200 000 lev
Bulgarian lev
The lev is the currency of Bulgaria. It is divided in 100 stotinki . In archaic Bulgarian the word "lev" meant "lion".It is speculated that Bulgaria, as a member of the European Union will adopt the Euro in 2015 .- First lev, 1881–1952 :...

a. Big Brother Bulgaria was aired on Nova Television. The hosts of Big Brother 1
Big Brother 1 (Bulgaria)
Big Brother 1 was the first season of the first reality show in Bulgaria - Big Brother. The show was aired on Nova Television.It started on 18 October 2004 and ended on 17 January 2005 and it was hosted by Niki Kunchev and Evelina Pavlova. The winner was Zdravko, who won 200 000 leva...

 were Niki Kunchev and Evelina Pavlova.

A 24-hour cable channel was created to show live image from the house. Its original name was Big Brother Live, but it was renamed Nova + when it showed Star Academy Bulgaria
Star Academy Bulgaria
Star Academy was a Bulgarian reality television show produced by the Dutch company Endemol, based on the Spanish format called Operación Triunfo. It consisted of a contest of young singers. It was broadcasted on Nova Television...

 later in the season. Initially, it was only available from the CableTel operator, but later it appeared on other cable providers.

In the first season, the Housemates were originally 12. Later, 3 new Housemates entered the House. Here are all the participants:

Big Brother 2

Big Brother 2 started on 19 September, 2005 and ended on 19 December, 2005. The hosts of the show were Niki Kunchev and Evelina Pavlova. The winner was Miroslav Atanasov. He won 200 000 levas (100 000 Euros).

The second season of Big Brother in Bulgaria was full of secret tasks and surprises, which started from the first day. Entering the House, the new participants were very surprised - it was empty. The walls were unpainted, there was no furniture. The same night, each one of the Housemates was asked to enter the Diary room and nominate one of the other people not to receive his luggage during the whole stay in the House. Then, before the end of the LIVE show, it was announced that two of the housemates were married - Elena (evicted later with 86%) and Miroslav (the winner). The Nova + 24-hour channel was available once again, but this time on more cable providers.

Originally, the housemates were 15. Later, the House entered 4 new housemates. Here are all the participants:

Big Brother 3

Started 18 September, 20:00 EET
Eastern European Time
Eastern European Time is one of the names of UTC+02:00 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in some European countries that also use Eastern European Summer Time as a summer daylight saving time.- Usage :...

 and ended on 11 December, 2006. This season, only Niki Kunchev was hosting the show.

There was also a live talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....

 4 (previously 3) times a week - Big Brother's Big Mouth (also seen in UK), hosted by Dim Dukov - a participant from VIP Brother 1.

Originally, the housemates were 16. On the first night, it was announced that a secret housemate was living in a secret room. It turned to be Vyara's twin-sister - Nadejda. Every day they had to replace themselves, without any other person's notice. Later, it was announced that there is a second secret housemate living in a second secret room. It was Vyara and Nadejda's third twin-sister Lyubov (their names come from the popular Bulgarian expression "Вяра, надежда и любов" , or "Faith, hope and love").
The prize (200 000 leva in BB1 and BB2) was increased to 500 000 leva. However, if any of the housemates broke one of the house rules (even if he/she forgot to put on his/her microphone) the prize would be decreased by 5000 leva. So, the prize dropped to 200 000 leva, just like in the first two seasons. Plamen, who left the House voluntarily gave back the 5 000 leva, which he took the first time he wanted to leave. The money were added to the big prize. However, during the new week task "Prison Break
Prison Break
Prison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company for four seasons, from 2005 until 2009. The series revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an...

", the housemates had the chance to increase their money-prize with 100 000 leva and with another 140 000 later. The BBB (Bulgarian Big Brother) revealed the triplets - Vyara, Nadejda and Lyubov оn the eighth day.

On the first nominations, the difference was that the two people with most negative votes were directly evicted. These were Mariola and Panayot. In the Big Brother Live Studio, they were given a secret task - to return in the secret rooms in the house and stay there for a week. They had to take clothes and food from the House without anyone's notice. If the task was successful, they would go back to the house. In the beginning both of them agreed to return, but later Mariola decided to leave the show, so now only Panayot is a secret housemate.

The house had much more rooms, but its square surface was the same. There were several bathrooms. Four days before the official start of the show the 16 reserves entered to test the house. They lived there till 17 September, 20:00 h when they left it. Their stay has not been aired. However, none of them entered the House later. The real Housemates entered the House on 18 September, 20:00 EET when the show officially started. They weren't told that the House had been inhabited four days ago.

The Nova + live channel was officially available from the following providers:

Originally, the housemates were 16. Later, the House entered two new housemates - Vyara's sisters. Here are all the participants:

Big Brother Family

The fifth season of Big Brother in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

 is expected to air in March 2010. It will be a special family edition.

VIP Brother 1

VIP Brother is the name of the Bulgarian version of the Big Brother
Big Brother (TV series)
Big Brother is a television show in which a group of people live together in a large house, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras. Each series lasts for around three months, and there are usually fewer than 15 participants. The housemates try to win a cash...

's spin-off Big Brother VIP. In it, the Housemates are only famous people. The show follows the main Big Brother rules, but with some changes. For example, in VIP Brother the show's duration is shorter - a month (29 days - like in most of the countries it is aired in). The nominations and evictions are twice a week.
VIP Brother Bulgaria started its first season on 13 March, 2006 and ended on 10 April, 2006. The hosts were Niki Kunchev and Evelina Pavlova.

The winner of VIP Brother 1 was the pop-folk singer Konstantin, who was chosen by 78% of the audience. He won 50 000 leva. Here are all the VIP Housemates from the first season:

VIP Brother 2

The second season of the show started on 26 March, 20.00 h. This year the show lasted for 33 days because of the high ratings and its final was on 27 April, 20.00 h. The rules were not followed so strictly as in Big Brother 3
Big Brother 3 (Bulgaria)
Big Brother 3 was the third season of the reality show Big Brother in Bulgaria. It was aired on Nova Television and Nova+. The show launched on 18 September and ended on 11 December 2006. Originally, the season was planned to continue for 11 weeks , 2 weeks shorter than the previous two seasons...

. Niki Kunchev
Niki Kunchev
Nikolay "Niki" Kunchev is a Bulgarian television host, famous for hosting the Bulgarian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?...

 was hosting the show again. The big prize was 100 000 leva.

Surprisingly, the winner was Hristina - the only non-VIP Housemate in the House. Her husband - Zdravko won the first Big Brother season two years ago.

The Housemates

12 Housemates entered the House on Day 1. Before entering, BB1's winner Zdravko proposed to his girlfriend Hristina. On Day 5, she accepted and entered the House with their daughter Yanica. Yanica was the third child to live in the House after Danaya from VIPB1 and the baby Amber from BB3.

Here are all the Housemates:

Big Brother: The Housemates Strike Back

On the 7th June, Big Brother brought together Housemates from all Big Brother and VIP Brother seasons and gave them their last task - to destroy the House. Here are the Housemates, who participated in the special edition
Special edition
The terms special edition, limited edition and variants such as deluxe edition, collector's edition and others, are used as a marketing incentive for various kinds of products, originally published products related to the arts, such as books, prints or recorded music and films, but now including...

 of the show:

From Big Brother 1:

From Big Brother 2:
Bat Sali and Leonardo made a performance as a part of the concert in the House by some of the singer stars from VIP Brother.

From VIP Brother 1:
Raina and Konstantin also made a performance. Dim Dukov also sang with Konstantin.

From Big Brother 3:
Penyo participated in the concert.

From VIP Brother 2:
DesiSlava and Petya Pavlova participated in the concert. Kalin Velyov sang with his friend Nina Nikolina.

Trivia


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